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Posted: Oct/14/2006 1:56 PM PST
You all are correct. Rhubarb is a perennial and a northern plant that does not grow well in the South. My attempt to grow it as an annual was just an experiment because I knew it would not survive as a perennial. We did get a few pies from my plants due to a lot of special care. It was a fun experiment, but was it worth it? I just report, you decide. |
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Posted: Oct/17/2006 7:20 AM PST
How many plants did you plant as an annual to get "a few pies"? I still have seed and think I'll try again next year. Also, what month did you plant your seeds? Thanks-- Cantate |
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Posted: Oct/17/2006 2:49 PM PST
Zone eight. I planted three clumps each of Victoria variety rhubarb with two or three six inch seedlings in each clump about the first of March in a cold frame in the garden. They grew well but pretty slowly. When it got really hot I covered the plants with shade cloth in the heat of the day, kept them watered and fertilized a little more than normal than if grown as a perennial. I think we got our first pie in May, another in July. The last cutting was not really enough for a decent pie. I planted more in the fall thinking it would do better in the spring. It survived the winter OK, but for some unknown reason didn't do as well as my first try in the spring. Most folks probably think I was nuts because it took more than normal effort, but I like to experiment with something new every year. Even if my efforts fail I learn something each time. Let me know what happens. |
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Posted: Oct/18/2006 1:02 AM PST
I live in zone 8 and planted some Rhubarb this summer in a partly shady spot. I got it from a friend that I visited up north this summer. It has done real well so far. I have been wondering about this issue of needing to be cold this winter. If the rhubarb needs to be frozen for a couple of months, maybe I could dig it up at the end of Dec. wrap it, bag it and put it in the freezer until the end of Feb. then replant it back in the same spot. What do you think? If I do that I may also leave one or two plants to see what the difference is in their growth next summer. |
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Posted: Oct/20/2006 8:32 AM PST
my dad has kept his rubarb for years and years since I was born. not the rubarb we have today tahts 3 years old and still growing. |
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Posted: Oct/23/2006 7:19 AM PST
Okay, now I think I will try digging up the root and putting it in the freezer, with a bit of soil round it. It has three little stalks (about 9" long and 1/2" wide); do you think they're safe to eat? I assume I should take them off the root before freezing. Thanks, Cantate |
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Posted: Oct/23/2006 1:31 PM PST
I remembered reading something about forcing rhubarb. I looked it up and found it in the Rhubarb Compendium. (rhubarbinfo.com). this site contains just about everything you need to know about rhubarb. |
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Posted: Oct/23/2006 2:15 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by lord_of_the_forest ok first what you need to know is dont ever throw out rubarb because it still keeps in all the heart of the seeds in place for example. in the heart of rubarb it always will revive itself even if you cut it in half and a few quarters thats right it is an amazing plant and my dad is an expert at it just cut the stem in the middle of the rubarb with a knife fill the soil up with dynamic lifter and water the dynamic lifter downwards on the hose so that the water gets into the source of the pellets energy,after that you only have to wait 5 weeks for it to germinate into a rubarb vegtable and there you go and you can eat the stems and put it up for stew:broccoli: :carrot: :animorang  Re Rhubarb-- Hi from Idaho! what is dynamic lifter? It seems I read somewhere that including the leaves in the compost wasn't a good idea??? because they are poisonous and they could be used to mix up a pesticide tea??? Did I read this on this site or another??? or was I dreaming??? Lin |
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Posted: Oct/23/2006 2:33 PM PST
Fred -- thanks for that rhubarb info site. Looks like a good one! Rhubarb does well here (I think we are in zone 6) We fertilize in the spring, water well in summer, and compost for the winter. Don't harvest all the leaves because like a bulb it needs leaves to grow and get stronger for the next year. I have a really good Raspberry Rhubarb Jam recipe if anyone were interested, I'd be happy to share. So much to learn! Lin |
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Posted: Nov/25/2006 8:37 AM PST
rhubarb is a good ideal offer to place into the freezer and grow it there or you can grow it in glass like i am doing to my bean broad beans and grow it from there and they grow very quickly. |
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